Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 11, 2018 ~ 'State investment key to future of local roads'
March 12, 2018
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ISSUE:
- local roads and bridges
Local governments face increasingly difficult fiscal constraints due to the tax cap and long-stagnant state aid to municipalities. State investment in local transportation is fundamentally important to local economic development, job creation, motorist safety and property tax relief.
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This week, "State investment key to future of local roads"
[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on March 11, 2018]